Patterson High School alum Daylon Charlot, a freshman wide receiver at the University of Alabama, and his teammates won the College Football Playoff championship with a 45-40 victory against Clemson Monday in Glendale, Arizona. Charlot did not see action in the contest. (Submitted Photo/Courtesy of The University of Alabama Athletics)

The last step toward making Alabama’s run of championships under Nick Saban the greatest in college football history was the toughest.